By Vicki Rowse on 12-Nov-2018 - Bowerchalke in Wiltshire has 5 Bells s a result of the Village raising £42,000 in 1998 to restore and augment the 3 to 5 bells for the millennium. The tenor is an 11cwt medieval bell dated 1400. There was a band at the time but in recent years they have moved away or died so […] Read more
By Mark Pugh on 10-Nov-2018 - After a whirlwind of new learners, Leominster Priory has proudly just placed 2 learners in the same quarter peal for the first time. Samantha Goode and Adam Langridge both undertook two quarters separately and then their third was together. So proud of all our learners. Read more
By Helen Nichols on 01-Nov-2018 - Congratulations to Army veteran Ben Parkinson who joined us to ring a bell at Sprotbrough, South Yorkshire during filming with the BBC. Nine ringers took part in the filming with five of the ringers being Ringing Remembers recruits who have joined this year to ring for Armistice 100. Read more
By Helen Nichols on 01-Nov-2018 - Katie Havenhand receives her level 2 certificate from Ben Parkinson at the recent BBC filming at Sprotbrough, South Yorkshire. Read more
By Helen Nichols on 01-Nov-2018 - Ross Havenhand receives his level 2 certificate from Ben Parkinson at the recent BBC filming at Sprotbrough, South Yorkshire. Read more
By Helen Nichols on 01-Nov-2018 - Sandie Fancourt receives her level 2 certificate from Ben Parkinson at the recent BBC filming at Sprotbrough, South Yorkshire. Read more
By Helen Nichols on 01-Nov-2018 - Noah McDermott receives his level 3 from Ben Parkinson at the recent BBZc filming at Sprotbrough, South Yorkshire. Read more
By Helen Nichols on 01-Nov-2018 - How exciting! We can now reveal our big secret! Filming took place with the BBC at St. Mary’s on 18th & 19th October 2018. Sprotbrough church & it’s beautiful bells will feature on the Inside Out programme (Yorkshire & Lincolnshire’s) on Monday 5th November 2018 at 7.30pm BBC1. The programme will be presented by Keeley […] Read more
By Matthew Cooke on 31-Oct-2018 - My wife and I started learning bell ringing under the tutelage of Mike Rigby, Tower Captain in Lighthorne . We started nervous and apprehensive in August in the hope of having the honour of ringing for the Armistice centenary. By October, after weeks of highs and lows, the patience of our excellent tutor Mike Rigby […] Read more
By Tim Keyes on 31-Oct-2018 - The ringers at St Michael’s, Ledbury in Herefordshire are planning a major restoration of the bells including the addition of two light bells. Teaching at Ledbury follows the Learning the Ropes scheme and many new ringers are trained to ring there. Ledbury team are applying to the Aviva Community Fund to help meet the cost of […] Read more